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What % of oats do you wit brewers use in your wit beers? Thanks Daza

When using Iodophor do you have to full the bottles to the top or is 1" or 2 in the bottom enough to sanitize the bottle??? Thanks Daza

Hi I found some Cascade seeds in the bottom of the hop flower bag Does anyone know if planted will you get cascade hops or are they are cross breed Propagated hop? Like some apples if you plant the seed you may not get that apple. Cheers Daza

Hi Im looking at getting a refractometer are they worth there weight in gold or not. I read about people having problems setting them up in promash and heavy particulate matter in the wort making readings wrong etc.. How do you guys find them? Cheers Daza

I read this ............ (Plastic will allow the beer to oxidize over time so don't consider that as a lagering vessel) how many of you guys use plastic for lagering?? Cheers Daza

Hi ya Im all a bit new to dry hopping im looking at using 3 hop varietys. do you guys think if i used 1oz of each variety in 5gal batch would that be to much. cheers Daza

Hi Is there a difference from flaked to crushed oats... I have a wit recipe that calls for flaked oats can i just buy some whole oats and run them through the mill ? Thanks Daza

Hi a newbie here to all grain ..Eg if you have 4 Quarts grain absorbtion in your mash do you add 4 quarts to your mash water to counter the absorbtion? Cheers Daza

Hi ya I see in the Beer Captured recipe book they call for 1st choice wyeast 3463 forbidden fruit......2nd wyeast 3944 belgian witbier has anyone used both these yeasts in Hoegaardens if so what did you find in the end product Cheers Daza

Hi I did my mash the night before my boil to save some time. I tasted the run offs tonight in the pot and it tastes abit sour and nutty Will this go away with the boil and hops added etc.... Or have i done the wrong thing.... Cheers Daza

Hi I made a starter ..Wyeast Pilsner 2007 i had it sitting at 77f for 2days I know these yeasts like to be colder by doing this would i have changed the flavor of the yeast Thanks Daza

Hi im playing at trying to clone a Macs wicked blonde im looking at doing a partial mash i was reading the brewers notes and he uses a pilsner malt and a wheat malt im not sure on how much wheat malt to use in my mash. So im hoping some more Experienced brewers can help me out. I was looking...

Whats the best time to pitch the starter i read on john pamers site to wait to it has stoped working pour off the wort and pitch the yeast in the bottom after the starter has been in the fridge. And some say to do it when the starter is most Active Cheer Daza

I would like to know how successful freezing wyeast is and your ideas on how you guys do it. It costs me about $16.00 for a 50ml wyeast over here so it brings the cost of my brews up bigtime. if i harvest yeast from my fermenter into jars and fridgerate it and it only lasts a few weeks it...

Hi Just wonderd how many of you put a Temperature Gauge on your mashtun and what type you use. I was thinking putting one in the side of my tun so its in the mash. Is this right??? Thanks Daza

Hi Im all new to partial mash brewing. Im looking at making a mash tun out of a rubber maid water cooler . With this amount of grain in a recipe 2# 2-row 1/2# crystal, 1/2# cara pils. would a 1.65 gallon water cooler be to small. reason why i ask is thay only had two sizes 1.65 gal and 4.62...

Hi i have been looking at bulk priming and they say for medium carb to use 90 to 140 grams for 23litres of Dextrose.. and on my Dextrose brewing suger it says not suitable for priming or second stage fermentation Whats up with that??? Cheers Daza

Hi Im looking at putting some orange peel and coriander into a extract brew do you think i should steep them or add them to the wort or the primery or the secondary ? its going into a pale ale and i want nice suttle flavors. Cheers Daza

Hi does anyone here use a Fermentap they look very good how do you guys find they work good or bad? I cant seem to track one down in New Zealand and to get one from morebeer.com the shipping kills it . if someone could take some pictures of one for me i maybe able to make one.. i would...

im interested in your guys racking techniques im sure racking increases the risk of infection. Do you keen things air tight when you rack or just go to a open barrel. Do you open a look at ya beer in the Secondary or in this a NO NO I hope ya know where im going from :D Cheers Daza